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April 06 2012

23:06

Egyptian Ex-Regime Strongman to Run for President

Omar Suleiman, a former deputy of ousted President Hosni Mubarak announced his presidential candidacy Friday, shaking up an already heated race.

April 04 2012

07:00

Lawmakers Recommend Changes to Malaysian Electoral System

The committee was set up last year by Prime Minister Najib Razak after a rally that brought tens of thousands of people into the streets calling for greater transparency and fairness in elections.

06:22

U Thein Sein Begins Transformation in Myanmar

President U Thein Sein, a once-loyal apparatchik of a brutal military junta, is chipping away at some of its worst legacies.

April 02 2012

22:28

Myanmar Results Point to Near Clean Sweep for Dissident’s Party

Voters showed strong support for the opposition party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, even among government employees and soldiers.

10:00

Attacking the West, Islamist Gains in Egypt Presidential Bid

Hazem Salah Abu Ismail’s old-school Islamism conflicts with the pragmatic politics of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is fielding its own Egyptian presidential candidate.

09:47

Party Claims Victory for Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

The democracy advocate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi assumed a new role in her country’s political transition.

06:22
03:10

Myanmar Elections

The party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese dissident, declared that she had won a seat in Myanmar’s Parliament on Sunday.

March 31 2012

19:30

A More Confident Brotherhood Names Candidate in Egypt

The political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood broke a pledge to stay out of the presidential race, nominating its longtime strategist and financier Khairat el-Shater.

March 28 2012

05:40

Kadima Party in Israel Replaces Livni as Leader

Tzipi Livni lost the leadership of her centrist Kadima Party on Tuesday by a large margin to an archrival, according to results of the primary election.

March 27 2012

00:57

Memo From Africa: Africa’s Steady Steps Toward Democracy

Despite continuing setbacks, such as the recent coup in Mali, democratic rule is gaining a firmer foothold across Africa.

March 26 2012

18:37

Papal Mass in Mexico Offers Message to Trust God

At an open-air ceremony in a nation wracked by drug violence, Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to trust in God in the face of evil and sin.

18:20

Egypt Ruling Council Says Brotherhood Is Trying to Undermine It

Egypt’s ruling military council lashed out at the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, accusing the group of trying to undermine the government and of questioning the motives of the military rulers.

18:10

Leung Chun-ying Elected by Elite to Lead Hong Kong

Leung Chun-ying, 57, won 689 of the 1,132 votes cast by members of the city’s Election Committee. He quickly tried to allay fears that he would restrict civil liberties in the former British colony.

17:50

President Concedes Race in Senegal

President Abdoulaye Wade conceded on Sunday to Macky Sall, a onetime protégé of his and a former prime minister, in a rare example of a prompt and peaceful political turnover in the region.

March 25 2012

06:20

Leung Chun-ying Elected as Hong Kong Chief Executive

Leung Chun-ying, a real estate surveyor who has a reputation as having limited tolerance for public demonstrations, wins on the first ballot.

March 19 2012

04:12

Greek Finance Minister Venizelos to Lead Pasok

The change of power at the party, Pasok, comes as Greece prepares for a national election this spring.

March 17 2012

11:07

The Saturday Profile: After Surprise at the Polls, Yadav Emerges as a New Leader in India

At 38, Akhilesh Singh Yadav is not only India’s youngest chief minister, but the unexpected face of a new generation of leaders stressing the importance of technology, clean government and the common touch.

05:20

In Hong Kong Vote, Some Chinese See Enviable Openness

The three candidates to become the next chief executive of Hong Kong engaged in a vituperative debate in an election that is being closely followed in mainland China.

March 12 2012

14:36

Russian Activists See Political Reprisal in Court Case

Prosecutors in Moscow filed formal charges against the husband of a protest leader, stirring concerns of a campaign of political revenge against antigovernment activists.

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